Land bedder and cultivator



No. 608,90l.

Patented Aug. 9, I898. M. N.-PARKER.

LAND BEDDER AND C'ULTIVATUR.

(Application filed Aug. 80, 1897.) (No Model.)

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M. N. PARKER.

LAND BEDDER AND CULTIVATDR.

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MIDDLETON N. PARKER, OF BELTON, TEXAS, ASSTGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. L.MITCHELL, OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS.

LAND BEDDER AND CULTIVATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Iatent No. 608,901, dated August9, 1898.

Application filed Angust30,1897- Serial No. 649,986. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

ing is a specification.

This invention relates to implements forf cultivating and bedding soilto insure full:

crops under conditions which are otherwise favorable.

face of the ground being tilled. ment is constructed so as to operate inprairie,

sod, weed, or stubble ground with equal ease for bedding it, and whichcan be used for.

cultivating.

the following description.

The improvement is susceptible of various 3 changes in the form,proportion, and the 1 minor details of construction without departingfrom the principle or sacrificing any of i the advantages thereof, andto a full disclol sure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shownin the accompanying drawings, in j the lever 17 is held in an adjustedposition and Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of aa combinedimplement for bedding and culti- 1 Fig. 2 is a top plan view Fig. 3 is arear view, parts being broken away. Fig. 4 is a side elevation, the nearwheel being omitted. Fig. 5 is a perwhichvating the soil. thereof.

spective View of the front end of the gang.

the several views of the accompanying drawings by the same referencecharacters.

be replaced by others of different length, according to the purpose forwhich the implemately U form, and a foot-rest 8.

One of the principal objects is to provide for a varied adjustment ofthe gang of soili working devices to meet existing circumstances,character of soil, and nature of sur- 1 The implement is to be used. A Ushaped frame 3 has Be it known that 1, MIDDLETON N. PARKER, j a citizenof the United States, residing atl Bolton, in the county of Bell andState of; Texas, have invented a new and useful Land Bcdder andCultivator, of which the followthe rear ends of its side bars secured tothe middle portion of the arch 1 and projects about at right angles tothe plane of the said arch, so as normally to occupy an approximatelyhorizontal position, and this frame is strengthened by a lateral brace 4and an end stay 5. The pole or tongue 6 is secured to the horizontalportions of the arch, and frame 3 and is provided with a hanger 7, ofapproxi- The drivers seat 9 is secured to the arch about midway of itsends and to one side of the pole or tongue 6. A plate 10 is secured to abent end of the arch 1, so as to form a vertical slot 11, in whichoperates the crank end 12 of a transversely-disposed rod or bar 13, soas to direct said crank in its vertical movements when adjusting theelevation of the rod or i bar at its movable end.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the inventionreference is to 1 be had to the accompanying drawings and The rod or bar13 has cranks at each end of similar formation and about of equallength,

the crank 12at the required elevation. An arm projects from the rod orbar 13, and links 21 connect its outer end with the lower end of a lever22, fulcrumed to the opposite side bar of the frame 3, said lever beingheld in any desired position within the limits of 3 its movement by ahand-latch 23 and a notched Corresponding and like parts are referred toin the following description and indicated in segment 2 1. By operatingthe lever 22 the rod or bar 13 is turned in its bearings 15 and 16,thereby changing the elevation of the horizontal or intermediate portionof the rod The frame comprises an arch 1, having spindles at its endsupon which aremounted the grou11dwl1eels 2, said spindles having de- 1tachable connection with the arch, so asto 13 between its terminalcranks.

A gang 25 of soil-working devices is mounted upon the horizontal portionof the rod or bar 13 near the end having the crank 12 and is preventedfrom lateral movement by being confined between stops 26, having adjustablc connection with the rod or bar, whereby the gang may beshifted, but when moved to the required position is fixed by securingthe stops to the rod or bar. The gang 25 is composed of a series ofbeams having their rear ends curved and bearing shovels, plowpoints, orsoil-Working devices of desired pattern, according to the character ofwork to be performed. As shown, the gang is composed of a series ofthree beams, the middle beam having its rear end projecting'in the rearof the side beams and provided with a double plow-point, and the sidebeams being of unequal length and having a right and a left hand turningplow applied thereto, respectively, as illustrated. As shown, theimplement is arranged for bedding; but for cultivating sweeps will besubstituted for the plow-points shown, and if the ground-wheels are notspread sufficiently to straddle the rows one of the spindles will bereplaced by another of greater length to attain the de sired end,whereby the soil between the rows may be loosened.

Plates 27 are secured to the opposite sides of the front end of themiddle beam, and their front ends are provided with a series oftransversely-alining openings. A brace 28 is secured at its rear end tothe gang, and its front end has a transverse opening corresponding withthe series of openings in the plates 27, so as to be turned upon itspivotal connection with the gang to bring the opening in its front endin registry with any one of the openings in the plates 27 to accommodatea transverse pin 29, by means of which a clevis 30 has adjustableconnection with the plates 27. A link 31 is adjustable along the clevis30 to vary the point of attachment therewith of the draft. The front endof the gang passes between the side members of the hanger 7 and issupported by a pin or bolt 32, having adjustable connection with thesaid hanger by passing through one of a number of openings formedtherein.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimedas new is 1. In anagricultural implement, the combination of a frame mounted upongroundwheels, a rod having cranks at its ends journaled to the frameindependently of the groundwvheels, one of the bearings for a crankbeing fixed and the other bearing movable vertically, a gang ofsoil-working devices mounted upon the horizontal portion of the rodintermediate of the crank, means for turning said rod upon its cranks toraise or lower the plow-points, and independent means for verticallyadjusting the said movable bearing to change the relative pitch of theplow-points, substantially as set forth.

2. In an agricultural implement, the combination of a frame havingpendent portions provided with fixed spindles upon which are mountedground-wheels, a rod having cranks at its ends obtaining bearings in thependent portions of the frame, one of the bearings being relativelyfixed and the other movable vertically, a gang of soil-working devicesmounted upon the horizontal portion of the rod intermediate of thecranks,means for turning the rod upon its cranks to raise and lower theplow-points, and means for raising and lowering the said movablebearing, substantially as set forth.

3. In an agricultural implement, the combination with the framecomprising an arch having one of its vertical members formed with avertical slot, and ground-wheels mounted upon spindles applied to theend portions of the arch, of a rod having cranks at its ends journaledto the pendent ends of the aforesaid arch, one of the cranks having itsarm extending through the aforedescribed vertical slot, and the othercrank having its hearing relatively fixed, means for raising andlowering the bearing of the crank in the vertical slot and holding it inan adjusted position, and a gang of soil-working devices, mounted uponthe horizontal portion of the rod intermediate of the cranks and adaptedto be turned so as to raise and lower the shovels, substantially as setforth.

4. In an agricultural implement, the combination with the framecomprising an arch having a vertical guide at one end and a relativelyfixed hearing at the opposite end, a hanger at the front end of theframe, groundwheels mounted upon spindles applied to the end portions ofthe arch, a rod having crankterminals, one of the cranks being journaledin the said fixed bearing and the other crank passing through andoperating in the vertical guide, means for raising and lowering theadjustable crank-terminal and holding it in an adjusted position, meansfor turning the rod upon its crank-terminals, a gang of soil-Workingdevices mounted upon the said rod inter mediate of its crank-terminalsand having its front portion passing between the vertical members of thehanger, and a rod having adjustable connection with the members of theaforedescribed hanger and forming a support for the forward end of theaforesaid gang, substantially as set forth.

5. In combination, an arched frame provided at its ends with spindlesbearing groundwheels and having avertical slot at one end, formingaguide, an approximately U-shaped frame extending horizontally from thearched frame, a pole or tongue secured to the horizontal portions of thesaid frames, a hanger applied to the pole and provided with avertically-adjustable pin or bolt, a rod or bar having crank-terminals,the one operating in the aforesaid guide and the other journaled in ahearing at the opposite end of the arched frame, a lever having a linkreceiving the said crank operating in the vertical guide, a second leverhaving connection with the rod or bar for turning it in its bearings,means for holding the two lovers in an adjusted position, and a gang ofsoil-Working devices In testimony that I claim the foregoing as mountedupon the intermediate portion of my own I have hereto affixedmysig'nature in ID the rod or bar and having its front end snpthepresence of two Witnesses.

ported by the pin or bolt of the aforementioned hanger, said gang beingcomposed of MIDDLETON PARKER beams of unequal length and bearing shovelsWitnesses:

or plow-points of desired pattern, substan- G. 0. LOVE,

tially as and for the purpose set forth. MARK GUTHRIE.

